Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-19

that some of these members advocated ani
| others were implicated in conspiracy to mnr
der. ~ uiuf
| DliIon-"Two of these gentlemen actef
under me. l was chief organizer of the LAND
league. When did they make speeches adj
vocating murder?"
Lord Hartington-In 1880 and 1881.
continuing harrington said he would no,
make himself responsible for the statements
In the Times but would quote them. 1t wa.
open for the Parnellltes to disprove them n
they could 1t is said T. P. O'Conner was
IN communication with Ford and that when
the American land league was founded. bav.
ing Tor Its promoters Messrs. Egan, Bren.
nan, Sheridan, Boyton ard Sullivan. a teIe.
gram from Parnell to the convention &C.
knowlefged it TO be the most representative
meeting ever assembled to express Irish
opinion.
O'Connor-Why do you no. mention ,ha,
4 was present at the Chicago convention of
1000 sitting between ODonovan Rosa and
rord' and suggest that by my silence | ap-
proved the new campaign of murder and
arson in England?
harrington said he had noticed that in the
Times, but had seen it asserted that O'Con.
nor was in 1883 in communication with Ford
THAT was lie," shouted O'Connor.
Hartington-"These charge. were inimical
iioeIs II untrue, exposing the paper to Grim.
maj prosecution. Yet no prosecution was
ventured upon.''
gladstone on rising WAS loudly cheered
lie SAID that If the bill was passed the politi-
cal SUBSCRIPTIONS from America, which some
OF the speakers had condemned, were likely
10 increase. not Irish contributions alone, but
those humane contributions which were re-
meeting such eplendij light upon America
The essence of the bill was to suppress any
combination to secure reduction of rent.
The tenant refusing to paw rent had the
prospect held out to him OF securing reduc
ton by becoming bankrupt; at the same
time he would get the benefit of six months
hard labor. In his view the bill was pol
son. He would not present it to the lips of
ireland. 1t must be presented by other
hands, and 1t would be an honor and a source
OF happiness to him to think that he was per.
mltted to have the smallest share in dashing
it to to the ground.
Bsltour and Parnell rose together and af-
Ter standing sometime the speaker recognized
baliour. Baltour began by advising Sexton
II he could to bring an action against the
Times as the best wav to refute the charges
made BY that paper. He said the case against
Everyone knew the league used boycotting as
means of carrying out its Object
Harrington-1 1nterrupting) | take all the
responsibility for the conduct of the league
and brand that statement inconsistent with
the facts.
Baltour thought that nobody but Harring-
ton would venture to do so. (Laughter)
In conclusion he should say that what had
failed in the past so years in Ireland was not
coercion but remedial legislation and much
as he desired equal treatment for England
and Ireland, he felt it would be useless to at.
tempt to build up a system of equality on
the shifting sands of Irish lawlessnes.
Parnell followed. He said Balfour had,
with characteristic untairness, refused him
at the time when his words would have
reached the outside world ten minutes priv
ilege to reply to the vile, barefaced forgery
cheers from the Irish members printed in
the Times. He thought he was entitled te
have an opportunity to expose this deliberate
attempt to blacken his character in time to
reach the outside world. There was no
chance now. When he heard of the concoc.
ton in the Times he supposed some auto
graph of his had fallen into the hands of some
person for whom it was not iniended, but
when he saw the letter he saw plainly that
tlle slR1dtuTe vas du duudClOuS duu uuUlusu-
ing fabrication. He did not know anything
of the conspiracy of the Invincibles and no.
body was more surprised than himself when
the blow fell upon their victims. If he had
oeen in Phoenix Park that day he would
gladly have stood between Lord Cavendish
and the dagger of the assassin or between the
daggers and Burke. Cheers. As to the
bill under discussion. it was the most drastic
measure proposed since 1888. 1t would en-
power the government to subject their politi-
cal opponents to the treatment reserved for
the worst criminals in England. Cheers.
Sir Bernard Samuelson's amendment to
the crimes bill to the effect that the bill if
passed would increase disorder in Ireland
and endanger the union and empire, and
therefore should be rejected, was defeated
by vote of $40 to 269, and the second read.
ing of the crimes act was agread to without
division.